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Oman عمان

Oman عمان. Josh Crumbling and Lauren Sheridan. The Land. Boarding Saudi Arabia Central desert plain Rugged mountains in the north and south Gulf of Oman Persian Gulf. The Land cont. Petroleum Copper Marble Limestone Chromium Gypsum Natural gas. Climate And Vegetation.

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Oman عمان

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  1. Omanعمان Josh Crumbling and Lauren Sheridan

  2. The Land • Boarding Saudi Arabia • Central desert plain • Rugged mountains in the north and south • Gulf of Oman • Persian Gulf

  3. The Land cont. • Petroleum • Copper • Marble • Limestone • Chromium • Gypsum • Natural gas

  4. Climate And Vegetation • Dry desert climate • Arabian leopard • Oryx • Gazelle • Desert fox • Wildcat • 22 species of whale and dolphin • Turtles • Desert plants

  5. Government • Leader is the Sultan • Sultan is Qaboos Bin Said Al Said • Lack of democratic government • All important decisions are made by Sultan • Population-2.6 million • Life expectancy • 74-men • 77-women

  6. History and Current Events • Oldest independent state in the Arab World • Has its roots in Islamic religion • One of the first groups of people to embrace Islam • Has never been invaded • Oman is growing rapidly

  7. Economy • Middle income economy • Heavily dependent on oil industry • Exports • Oil • Natural gas • Chemicals • Imports • Food • Livestock • machinery

  8. Culture • Islamic culture • Literacy rate • 86.8- male • 73.5- female • Only go to school until they are 12 • Arabic language • Men wear gowns usually white • Sometimes they use a cane • Women wear a dress over pants and a head dress usually very colorful

  9. Places to Visit • Capital city of Muscat • Coast line

  10. Works Cited • www.bbc.co.uk • www.nationalgeographic.com • www.cia.gov

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